2 Best Performing Arts Venues in Donji grad (Lower Town), Zagreb and Environs

Zagreb International Folklore Festival

Fodor's choice

Since 1966, this has become one of the world's best folklore festivals, showcasing traditional dance, song, and costume from all over Croatia and the world. Talented performing groups and eager audiences flock to Zagreb each summer to rejoice in folk shows at gorgeous venues such as Zrinjevac Park, Trg Bana Jelačića, and the European Square. The festival usually takes place over the course of a week in July and is accompanied by cultural programs in the city's museums.

World Theatre Festival

For one week in mid-September, this festival brings theater companies from all over the world to Zagreb for one or more performances each evening at various theatrical venues about town, mostly in the Lower Town.